Mexican authorities have arrested a man reputed to have been the successor to "El Diego," a Juárez drug cartel leader captured earlier this month.

Jesus Antonio Rincón Chavero was handed over to a federal organized crime unit after he was arrested Aug. 16 by the Mexican army in Chihuahua City, said an official with Mexico's attorney general's office, or PGR.

Rincón, nicknamed "El Tarzan" and "El 3," was found at a home where he allegedly had a rifle, ammunition, seven cellphones, cocaine and $4,000 and 73,500 pesos (about $6,000), officials said.

Mexico's National Defense Secretariat said in a statement that Rincón was a member of La Linea, or Juárez drug cartel.

The PGR official declined to talk about Rincón's role in La Linea, saying that the matter was under investigation.

Rincón was reputed to have been the successor to Jose Antonio "El Diego" Acosta Hernandez, the reputed leader of La Linea until his recent capture.

A spokeswoman for the DEA said she could not confirm or deny any information about any ongoing investigations.

Acosta, one of the most-wanted men in Mexico, was allegedly responsible for ordering the deaths of 1,500 people as the cartel fought rivals for control of Juárez and other parts of Chihuahua state. He was captured July 29 in Chihuahua City.

Rincón's arrest reportedly took place the same day that a pig's head with a threats against Mexican authorities and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was found in Chihuahua City. Acosta was also captured soon after publicly threatening the DEA.

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On Tuesday, a new banner appeared threatening the DEA claiming a man identified as "El Gato" was the new Linea leader.

Mexican authorities have also placed wanted posters for the man who is allegedly the Sinaloa cartel counterpart to Acosta.

Noel Salgueiro Nevarez, aka "El Flaco Salgueiro," is the reputed leader of the Sinaloa cartel's Gente Nueva in Chihuahua and the focus of recent wanted-poster billboards in the state. Authorities previously had wanted posters for Acosta.

Salgueiro was among 26 reputed drug cartels bosses on a most-wanted fugitives list issued by the PGR last year.